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WANTED ANSWERS – John Baptist, a commercial property owner on Hamilton Street, questions the Township Council on May 27 about the Special Improvement District assessment. The first special assessment in 10 years of commercial property owners in the Hamilton Street Special Improvement District was approved May 27 by the Township Council. The total assessment for the year was $34,268, and …

The Township Department of Public Works has issued the following updates to street resurfacing projects. Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Awarded  Rodgers Ave Area Resurfacing -Milling and paving to begin May 12th on Holly St.  Rodgers Ave – Paved Waldorf St – Paved Hunt Rd -Paved Continental Rd -Paved Elmwood St -Paved Holly St  Victor St -Paved Martin St -Paved Van …

The Township Council approved $1,075,689.24 in purchases of goods and services at its April 8 meeting. The Council awarded: A contract worth $309,650 to Whitfield Schneider Enterprises of West Long Branch for boiler replacement at the Franklin Township Senior/Community center. A contract worth $199,999.48 to Riverview Paving of Hackettstown for the Newkirk and Evergreen resurfacing program. A two-year contract worth …

Contracts totaling $5,147,041.58 for goods and services were recently awarded by the Township Council. At its March 25 meeting, the Council awarded: A contract worth $19,904 to Motorola Solutions of Woodcliff Lake for four UHF Omni antennas. A contract worth $400,000 to various vendors for recreation and enrichment programs in 2025. The vendors are: YMCA of Greater Somerset County, Basking …

Township officials have a rough idea of how much money they would ideally need to keep Franklin running in 2025 – more than $72.4 million – and now they have to work out how that amount will be raised, or if it will be reduced. The Township Council wrapped up the second of two virtual budget hearings on March 18, …

VIRTUAL HEARING – The Township Council held its first virtual budget hearing for the 2025 spending pan on March 10. The first of two municipal budget hearings was held virtually March 10 by the Township Council. During the hearings, the Township’s various department heads appear to present their proposed 2025 budgets. Council members are given the chance to question the …

New Brunswick Rd (Willow to DeMott) -NEW BRUNSWICK RD FROM WILLOW TO DEMOTT TO BE CLOSED FOR PAVING 12/10/24  Home, Ambrose and Dunbar streets Resurfacing -Ambrose St to be milled 12/9/24 and paved 12/10/24.  Rodgers Ave Area Resurfacing – As weather permits concrete work still in progress on Holly St. Paving on Holly St will be in Spring 2025 Rodgers …

Contracts worth $228,577 were approved by the Township Council at its November 26 meeting. The Council awarded a contract worth $36,400 to Wireless Communications & Electronics of Philadelphia for the purchase of 10 Panasonic tablets for the police department. A contract extension worth $175,000 was awarded to Patriot Paving of Washington for snow removal for this season. This is the …

Two contracts totaling $628,893 were approved by the Township Council at its November 12 meeting. The contracts are related to water services along Route 27. The largest of the two, for $567,950, was awarded to JA Neary Excavating of Hillsborough for “water services replacement” along Route 27. The second contract, for $60,943, was awarded to DeSantis Construction of Somerset to …

The Township has released the following update to its 2024 Road Resurfacing Program: Cornelius Way Resurfacing – Milling of Elm St November 7. Weather permitting Cornelius Way – Paved Gunther Loop- Paved Pucillo Ln – Paved Debow St-Paved Jean Rd – Paved Lenape Dr Railroad Ave -Paved Virginia Ct -Paved Fort St – Paved Stone Leigh Way – Paved Elm …